Baton twirler



April 19.59 J. A. HOOKER 2,882,779

BATON TWIRLER Filed Dec. 17, 195'? INVENTOR JZ/m/ ,4. Moons/P BY W W7ATTORNEY United States Patent BATON TWIRLER John A. Hooker, Kearny, NJ.

Application December 17, 1957, Serial No. 703,359

2 Claims. (Cl. 84-477) This invention relates to baton twirlers, whichconventionally require considerable dexterity and training for use. Theinvention eliminates the necessity of training and dexterity for thepurpose of twirling a baton.

Pursuant to the invention, an elongated body member is formed forconvenient resting in the palm of the hand and a cradle member issecured thereto for reception of the baton, so that the user need onlyflip the cradle member into rotation on the body member to rotate thebaton with the cradle member, in simulation of the expert twirlingaction.

Examples of practical devices embodying the invention are describedbelow and in the accompanying drawings; the invention is not limitedthereto, but covers all other forms coming within the scope or purviewof the disclosure herein.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying the invention,

Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the baton positioned therein andshowing the outer perimeter of the baton twirled pursuant to theinvention,

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view, taken on line 33 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary, medial, longitudinal sectional view, taken online 44 of Fig. 1.

As shown in the drawings, the device of the invention comprises anelongated body member which may be formed with a flat end 11 (Fig. 4)said body member being longitudinally tapered as shown at 12 (Fig. 1) tofacilitate resting it in the palm of the users hand. An elongated cradlemember 13 is provided, having a continuous longitudinal recess 14, saidrecess being of transverse arcuate outline (Fig. 3) for the reception ofthe baton B therein. The cradle member 13 may be further cut awaymedially, longitudinally as at 15 (Fig. 1) to define end portions 16which open upwardly and are provided with inwardly extended flanges 17above the recessed portion 14, the parts being so proportioned that thebaton may be inserted in the recess 14 or forced downwardly to firstspread the flanges 17 for entry of the baton in the recess 14, whereuponthe baton will be held firmly in place as shown in Fig. 2. The cradlemember 2,882,779 Patented Apr. 21, 1959 ICC may be made of plastic orother flexible material if desired, for that purpose, and has a flat end18 on an extended boss 19 so that cradle member may be secured to thebody member with the flat faces 11, 18 in abutment (Figs. 3 and 4).Complementary means are provided to rotatably secure the cradle memberto the body member. Said means may comprise a stud 20 (Figs. 3 and 4)secured to or extended from the body member 10 and passing through anaperture 21 in the cradle member 13, said stud being upset, or flattenedas at 22, said flattened portion 22 being formed in the cradle member 13below the longitudinal recess 14 therein and opening into the medialgroove 23 in said cradle member.

The baton B may be inserted in the twirler thus formed and assembled andthen the user may flip the cradle member into rotation on the bodymember, as shown in Fig. 2.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A baton twirler comprising an elongated body member formed forconvenient resting in the palm of a hand, a flat face on said bodymember, an elongated flexible cradle member having a continuouslongitudinal recess of transverse arcuate outline, and opening upwardly,an extended boss at the lower end of said cradle member, a flat face onsaid boss corresponding with the flat face of the body member, andcomplementary connecting means between said cradle member and said bodymember with their flat faces in abutment, so that the user may force fita baton in the cradle member and then flip the cradle member intorotation on the body member, thus rotating the baton with said cradlemember.

2. A baton twirler comprising an elongated body member formed forconvenient resting in the palm of a hand, an elongated cradle memberhaving a continuous longi tudinal recess of transverse arcuate outline,opening upwardly said cradle member being flexible and having flanges atthe upper edge thereof extending inwardly of said longitudinallyrecessed portion, the parts being so proportioned that a baton may beinserted in the cradle members and snapped past the said inwardlyextending flanges of the cradle member and into the recessed portionthereof below said flanges and thereby frictionally held in the recessedportion of said cradle member, an extended boss at the lower end of saidcradle member, and complementary connecting means between said cradlemember and said body member so that the user may insert a baton in thecradle member and then flip the cradle member into rotation on the bodymember, thus rotating the baton with said cradle member.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS340,116 Hinman Apr. 20, 1886 2,226,949 Simpson Dec. 21, 1940 2,450,545Foster Oct. 5, 1948

